Fraud lawsuit against mortgage servicing company can continue

This is the second in a two-part column. The first part was published on Tuesday.Izumi Saika and Mohammad Shakibai struck out with allegations that Ocwen Loan Servicing breached a loan modification agreement that was mailed to and signed by Saika — because the contract also required Shakibai’s autograph — but U.S. District Judge Gary S. Feinerman concluded that their complaint stated a valid claim for …

Based on evidence obtained through the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, Ride Right LLC was able to satisfy the enhanced requirements for pleading a fraudulent inducement claim against Pace Suburban Bus under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b).

On certified questions, the 5th District Appellate Court recently held that the filed rate doctrine does not bar claims against an insurance company for deceptive and unfair business practices regarding automobile insurance rates.

Convicted of burglary and theft in the 1990s, Kostantino Pournaras easily satisfied the first three requirements for obtaining a firearm owner’s identification card under the Illinois FOID act. But because the Federal Gun Control Act generally prohibits felons from possessing firearms, a Kankakee County judge concluded Pournaras was unable to meet the final prerequisite — that giving him a FOID card “would not be contrary to federal law.”